Replies to post #55618 on Intel Corp (INTC)

[wbmw]

Re: To take advantage of Turbo Boost the four threads should be allocated to two cores, and this will allow taking advantage of TurboBoost. However in some situations having one thread per core,gives each thread exclusive use of the L1 cache and all the other ALU and other Core resources.

Performance wise, I think you are always better off going with more cores, rather than more frequency, but it all depends on how well the application can take advantage of multiple threads. For those applications that are not well threaded, TurboBoost seems to be a means to have the best of both worlds.

[Golfbum]

before retiring in 2000 i had many opportunities to watch what happens when a new capability comes out. it usually plays out as follows:

- intel develops new capability
- intel develops tools including prototype software to demo capability
- intel offers software to msft
- microsoft turns its nose up at the intel software
- intel helps put it into the next turn of a competing software package
- microsoft quietly adopts the intel software and claims that they've invented something.

same-o, same-o

i've no doubt it's playing out all over again with turbo-whatever...

gb